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Fruition for the first time. and i havent really had to deal with it until today. this place leaves you pretty emotionally calloused. they talk about -- they stress how important it is to be a man in jail. youre not supposed to have emotions whatsoever, but its not me. >> dicillo has been in the jail for 2 1/2 months. he says his time here has been marked by a continuous state of fear. >> when i first got to the pod, being white and appearing weak, youre an easy target. especially for the gang-r...

Paperwork up and once i got up here i heard kicking and banging on c-pod. went over there to find out what was going on. >> step out. step out the door. >> got everybody out? >> i like to put my own signature on things. especially something like that dealing with a population like that. so that they know the directions come from me. this isnt something that maybe came from the corporals or from the sergeant. this came directly from me. >> i made the decision. thats the way its going to be. this ...

>> theres a ton of them in here. theres a ton of them in there, heartless felons. ive been a target for them since ive been in the pod for 2 1/2 months. >> theyve been just harassing you. >> how come you didnt tell nobody? >> i didnt think it would do any good. >> no, see -- >> snitches. snitches wind up in ditches. >> we dont believe that. this is your life, we have to keep you safe. no sense of you staying in the pod being assaulted because you dont want to be what they call a snitch. this the...

At the end of the day its kind of up to them. >> what you can do now is step in your cell and close your door and have a seat on your mat. >> coming up -- >> when he slammed the door, what did you do? >> i slapped him. >> you slapped him. you sure did. >> big sam mcclaren launches an investigation into the assault on nick dicillo. >> you lying to me. you lying to me about how and why you slapped that man. >> and later -- >> in the ten charlie pod he smeared feces all over his body and the walls,...

>> ivy has questioned both the male officer and the female officer who was with him when the comment was allegedly made. >> i want to see mrs. lorraine green. shes in c pod. >> lorraine green. >> im going to see if she has additional witnesses to speak to because at the end of the day when you allege something you have to have witnesses and somebody for me to talk to and some way for me to prove the statement that youre making. >> good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> im good. yourself?...

Walk to school like that. i didnt like that. i kind of vowed to myself, man, i dont like this thing. and here i am, makes me feel good so thats it. thats my story and im sticking to it. >> ivy has taken issue with the latest incident involving the jails largest gang, the heartless felons. after several heartless felons attempted to steal commissary from another inmate, ivey put housing unit 10-c on 23 and 1 lockup status. >> that means youre going to be locked down for 23 hours. you come out one...

Inside hamilton county justice center there are two protective custody or pc units. >> gentlemen, line up at your doors. >> most of the inmates assigned to them are here because they might be vulnerable in general population. as one of the jails few transgender inmates edward burkes says pc is the best place to be in jail. >> i prefer to be here because its more laid back. more calm. not that many people. its quiet. so you dont get as much attention from the other male inmates. >> but even in pc...

>> some guys just cant adapt to having a transgender male in the pc pod with them. and it causes problems because it is a smaller pod. as the smaller unit. so you are closer to that person. >> she -- >> what would jail be without them though? >> recently burkes requested a transit transfer for the jails other pc unit citing safety concerns. she is now in the same unit as the rakeem brown. brown whose also transgender and goes by the name "honey," has known burkes for years. >> like family. my li...

Inside hamilton county justice center, there are two protective custody or pc units. >> gentlemen, line up at your doors. >> most of the inmates assigned to them are here because they might be vulnerable in general population. as one of the jails few transgender inmates, edward burkes with who goes by the name shea says pc is the best place to be in jail. >> i prefer to be here because its more laid back. more calm. not that many people. its quiet. so you dont get as much attention from the othe...

Inside hamilton county justice center there are two protective custody or pc units. >> gentlemen, line up at your doors. >> most of the inmates assigned to them are here because they might be vulnerable in general population. as one of the jails few transgender inmates edward burkes says pc is the best place to be in jail. >> i prefer to be here because its more laid back. more calm. not that many people. its quiet. so you dont get as much attention from the other male inmates. >> but even in pc...